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The national anthem protests are based on a false premise. There’s no evidence of systemic racial bias in police shootings.

The national anthem protests haven’t changed fans’ minds; they’ve just made a majority of them angry. 

Protesting the national anthem—in other words, the whole country—to protest “racist” cops makes no sense and alienates a majority of fans.

A 2017 study found that the number one reason NFL fans said they stopped watching the league were the national anthem protests.

MLK didn’t denigrate the flag or anthem. Instead, he encouraged Americans to honor the flag by living up to its promise of equality.  

The fact that you have the freedom to disrespect the flag, like the anthem protesters, is exactly why you should respect the flag. 

Unlike many other countries, in America we are given the freedom to sit or stand for the anthem—and that’s why we should stand. 

Colin Kaepernick made clear when he started the anthem protests that he was protesting not just “racist” cops, but the whole country.